CCm Technologies

CCm Technologies, founded in 2011, operates at the intersection of environmental technology and agricultural science, focusing on carbon capture and utilization (CCU). The company was established by Professor Peter Hammond, Pawel Kisielewski, Gordon Horsfield, and Richard Morse. The founding was reportedly sparked by a chance meeting between Hammond, a chemical engineer with a patented process, and Kisielewski, a financier, at their children's school. Hammond, the Chief Technology Officer, brings a background in commercial process engineering and has held academic positions at the University of Sheffield and the University of Birmingham. Kisielewski serves as the Chief Executive Officer, managing the company's non-technical operations and strategic growth.

The core of CCm's business is a patented process that converts captured carbon dioxide along with other waste streams, such as ammonia and phosphate from industrial and agricultural sources, into value-added materials. Its primary product is a range of ultra-low carbon, slow-release fertilizers. This technology addresses the high carbon footprint of conventional fertiliser production, which is estimated to account for about 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The company's process is designed to be commercially viable without government subsidies, making its products cost-competitive with traditional fertilisers. Revenue is generated through the sale of these fertiliser products and the deployment of its modular carbon capture units on-site at client facilities.

CCm serves a diverse client base across sectors including food and beverage manufacturing, retail, water treatment, and agriculture. Notable clients and partners include PepsiCo (for whom they convert potato peeling waste into fertiliser for their potato suppliers), Severn Trent Water, Nestlé, and Tesco. The technology works by taking organic waste, such as food processing by-products or agricultural slurry, and feeding it into an anaerobic digester to produce biogas. CCm then captures the CO2 from the biogas combustion and uses it to stabilise nutrients like nitrogen and phosphate recovered from the waste, creating solid fertiliser pellets. This process not only sequesters carbon but also improves soil health by increasing organic matter, enhancing water retention, and reducing nutrient runoff.

Keywords: carbon capture and utilization, CCU, sustainable agriculture, cleantech, resource optimisation, low-carbon fertiliser, waste valorization, circular economy, soil health, nutrient recovery, agricultural technology, waste-to-value, biochar, carbon sequestration, industrial waste treatment, water treatment solutions, corporate sustainability, regenerative agriculture, food system decarbonization, environmental services